Warrant issued to arrest UNP MP

Chilaw High Court Judge M.C.B.S. Moraes issued a warrant yesterday (22nd) to arrest Puttalam District UNP Parliamentarian Shantha Sisira Kumara Abeysekera for having an illegal arsenal in his residence.
A case has been filed 6 persons including the suspect for possessing several firearms, ammunition and a live grenade without a license or any valid document.
The six persons including the Parliamentarian were arrested with the firearms, ammunition and the grenade by Chilaw Police. Five of them had accepted the crime. However, the parliamentarian has stated he was not guilty and a case has been filed against him.